Sister
Garcia and I are Staying In HB! We're both Super excited! We love this
ward! Everyone seems super excited that we're staying.
We
did more sand bagging (except my district) this week, but we haven't
had any rain since that one email that I sent you with pics of rain.
Everything's going great! We did service at someone house that was so
gross. Apparently the parents who lived there died two and a half years
ago and the soon just hasn't had the courage to go in there. Let me just
tell you, and was bad. You could tell that they were smokers. The wall
were black. The carpet used to be bright green, but it was all black and
yellow, except under a TV from the 50's (Those one's without a remote).
They had one of those old vacuums that I thought was going to explode
the whole time we were vacuuming.
This is the back yard. That black/brown. stuff is water in their pond. We did not help with that.
Emilia's
baptism was amazing! She was so happy. I loved her response when she
got out of the font: "That was way too fast!" She just seemed so giddy
and happy. She told us that she felt happier as well, which made me
smile. For the first time yesterday she was early to church. She wanted
to sit in the front center of the chapel, and was smiling ear to ear.
Her confirmation was in Spanish, but you could barely breath with how
strong the spirit was in there. We were also excited to see, after
church, that she had signed up to feed the Elders and I. All four of us
were jumping up and down. You could tell that Elder Woffinden was a
little bit more emotional, especially since he's going home tomorrow.
It was so amazing, especially seeing her testimony grow. When the
Bishop was talking, he told us about an experience in one of her
lessons. It was on Chastity, Word of Wisdom, and Tithing. Three of the
hardest things for someone to understand, unless they are all the way
prepared. She excepted it all, and said how they were all a no brainier
for her.
Me, Sister Garcia, Bishop Davis, Emilia, Rodrigo, Elder Woffinden, and Elder Motyer
I
guess after her baptism, she posted all over Facebook about how she got
baptized, and is now, "part of the true and living church". In her
words.
After Kelsey's
lesson we haven't gotten a hold of her, or the family who are members.
They've all dropped off of the place of the planet.
Sadie and Maddie are getting baptized this Saturday! I'm so excited for them!
I'm
so excited for this next transfer. I have a couple of goals, especially
since I'm out of training, that I can't wait to achieve. One goal that
Sister Garcia are planing on doing is trying to get to know each and
every one of the members in our ward. I'm shocked we don't already, but
it's going to be great.
I love this goal, and it's doing so many marvelous things. I have become so strengthened by this gospel. Especially this past week. I love seeing how it is helping so many peoples lives, and stregthening them and bringing them together. I know that this is the true church, and that it truly does bless peoples lives.
Ofa Atu!
Sister Stone
Sister Eliza Stone
California Long Beach Mission
6500 E. Atherton St.
Long Beach, CA 90815
| My district: Elder Ugbamen, Gutierez, Motyer, Brown, Woffinden, Whetten, Sister Garcia, and I. (As you can see, Sister Garcia feels very uncomfortable around Elders) |
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